Biggest private vessel on the lake

[LIforrelaxin]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I just found it in South Carolina. $99,000 sounds very cheap.
http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/10621

I found that the other day to.... Prior to South Carolina, it spent some time in NJ.....

I think they listed that it had over 200 hours at this point, which indicates it probably ready for a valve job and other maintenance activities that are required to keep high performance engines running and performing..... So 99K is probably pretty fair..... Considering all maintenance work is going to be X 3

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

I found that the other day to.... Prior to South Carolina, it spent some time in NJ.....

I think they listed that it had over 200 hours at this point, which indicates it probably ready for a valve job and other maintenance activities that are required to keep high performance engines running and performing..... So 99K is probably pretty fair..... Considering all maintenance work is going to be X 3

Needs a valve job at only 200 hours!!??.... Really??... I don't disbelieve you it just sounds crazy. I never knew they were they required that kind of major internal maintenance at such low hours...

Dan

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Needs a valve job at only 200 hours!!??.... Really??... I don't disbelieve you it just sounds crazy. I never knew they were they required that kind of major internal maintenance at such low hours...

Dan

It's true. Those are very high performance engines.

Even the Merc "blue" motors such as the 525 are meant to have the top ends serviced every few hundred hours.

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Needs a valve job at only 200 hours!!??.... Really??... I don't disbelieve you it just sounds crazy. I never knew they were they required that kind of major internal maintenance at such low hours...

Dan

Depends on how hard they are driven. Wear increases with the square of speed (in RPM) and internal heat (a function of how much HP is being generated) beats on the valves making them "tulip". Run those engines at 3000 RPM and they'll likely run for 1000 hours without any issues. Run them at WOT, they'll likely need a top end overhaul at 50 hours or less.

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by Dave R

Depends on how hard they are driven. Run those engines at 3000 RPM and they'll likely run for 1000 hours without any issues. .

...and at 3000-rpm the boat could be doing about 45-mph in the daylight....plus the lower revs will save big on gas too!